Crib and adjustable spring-bottom support therefor



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F. KUTERLE CRIB AND ADJUSTABLE SPRING BOTTOM SUPPORT THEREFOR Filed Dec. 2, 1.925

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Patented Dec. 11, 19h28. I l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

.FRANK KUSTERLE, OF yIKENOSHA, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO SIMMONS COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., .A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

C BI AND ADJUSTABLE SPRING-BOTTOM SUPPORT THEREFOR.

Application mea December 2, 1925.. serial No. 72,658.

This invention relates to cribs and an adjustablev spring bottom support therefor. The invention has special reference to cribs and more particularly to that type having an adjustable spring frame or bottom adapted to be raised or lowered within the crib frame or arranged at any desired inclination.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide a` crib having in combination with sides or guards, one of which may be slidable up and down, extending between the corner posts of the end frames or head and foot l ends of the crib, a spring .bottom adapted to be adjusted vertically therein and securely held in an adjusted position. Of course, it

is to be understood that the operation of the adjusting means is quite independent of the construction, arrangement, Vand operation of the side guards and that adjustment means constituting the vparticular novelty of the invention may bel -employed in connection with cribs, beds, or couches with or without sides or with sides which are' permanently and rigidly attached. v

The invention also embodies novel means by which the spring bottom may be adjusted vertically, i. e., raised or lowered, the supporting means co-operating between the corners of the spring bottom and the corner posts of the end frames of the crib or bed and being especially constructed to facilitate and permit quick adjustment, as well as being comparatively strong, easily operated, and which lends itself to efficient quantity production. The invention furtherl embodies novel pivoted members carried by the spring frame or bottom at the corners and ends thereof adapted to engage notched supports or rack bars mounted along the corner posts so that the spring frame can be readily adjusted, assembled, or detached in conjunction vwith the crib as a whole and in which` such means will readily compensate for di'erences in distances between the end frames due to changes of position of the spring bottom from horizontal to inclined or reclining positions at different angles or inclinations, which will facilitate engagement and disengagement of the members carried by the spring bottom with respect to the notched bars and which will permit one person to conveniently adjust the spring bottom as may be desired.

ed in accordance with the invention, the

spring bottom being shown at an inclination for supporting an infant or person in a reclining position. v

-Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional v1ew of the structure shown in Fig.' 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional` plan view taken on the line 3-8 of Fig. 2.

4lig. 4 is an end view partly broken' away, an

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary` sectional elevation taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, there is shown a crib or bed having end frames 6 and 7 which may be of any suitable type but whlch are shown as of the continuous post type having corner posts 7 withh top crossrails 9 and bottom cross-rails 10 connected by vertical bars 11. These head and foot or end frames are connected by side rails l2, preferably of angular formation, and are adapted to support ,the spring frame or bot-` tom when in its extreme lowered position, as

will be hereinafter pointed out. These side rails have headed studs 13 which engage slotted supports or hooks 14 ixed to the corner posts 8 of the end frames 6 and 7 as through their flanged portions, indicated at 15, and extending inwardly from `said corner posts in alignment longitudinally of the crib.v

The crib may be provided with suitable sides or guards of fixed or movable type but in the form shown, the guard 16 is stationary or fixed at one side with respect to the end frames and includes top and bottom rails 17 and 18 and a series of vertical connecting rod-s or bars 19 lfor obvious purposes. The other side has a vertically slidable guard 20 having top and bottom rails 21 and 22 connected by verticalv rods or bars 23. The ends of the top and bottom horizontal bars 21 and 22 are aperturedto slidably'engage vertical guide rods 24, detachably mounted on and 1n spaced relation to the corner postsof the ner postsy and adapted to detachably hold the vertically slidable side guard 20 in raised position. The lower ends of the guide rods 24 are detachably engaged in apertured or slotted brackets 26 of angular formation, secured to and projecting inwardly from the corner posts, near the lower ends of the latter and beneath the pins 25. This permits the guard to be raised into operative position or lowered for the purpose of obtaining access to the infant or occupant of the crib or bed or as a facility in making up the same. While l describe the particular construction shown, it is to be understood that other forms may be employed.

With special reference to the more novel subject matter of the present invention, there is mounted on each corner post and extending inwardly' toward the opposite side or corner post, a notched or rack bar 27, preferably of angle iron or of right angular formation, having one flange secured against the inner face of the corner post adjacent each end of the bar, as indicated at 28, and having the other flange provided with a series of spaced notches 29`with inclined upper edges 30 and horizontal lower edges 3l terminating in upward projections 32 at their inner ends for a purpose to be hereinafter more fully explained.

'Ihe crib is provided with a spring bottom or frame 33 which may include side portions 34 and end portions 35 connected at the corners, as indicated at 36. These side and end portions are preferably of angle metal having a vertical outer flange 37 and a horizontal upper flange 38 extending inwardly from the upper edge of the outer ange between which I dicated at 43, to extend through the slots 40' 1s arranged a suitable spring structure 39 for supporting the mattress and bedding. The end portions or members 35 of the spring frame are provided with elongated horizontal slots 40 at the ends thereof and preferably disposed intermediate their top and bottom edges through which pivoted supporting members or handles 41 are extended. These members are pivoted at their inner ends as indicated at 42 to and beneath the top lianges of the side ortions 34 and are bent downwardly andp then horizontally at obtuse angles, substantially on an ogee curve as infor horizontal inward and outward pivotal movement therein laterally with respect to the notched/bars and associated parts. The pivoted supporting members or handles 41 have enlarged grasping portions 44 at their outer ends produce from enlarged plate portions thereon and have slotted outward projections 45, with the slots extending longitudinally to engage over the projections 32 of the notched bars whereby the spring bottom may be supportedv in position. It will also be ap- Iparent thatfby reason of this construction, I

lthe slots 45 maybe disengaged from the'probottom and extending upwardly through said 180 jections 32 of the notched bars or series of supporting projections and by swinging the supporting members 41 inwardly on their pivots 42 from the ysolid to the dotted line positions shown in Fig. 3, the slots will b cleared of the projections and the supporting members free of the bars so that the spring frame or bottom may be raised or lowered to adjust the same at any desired elevation. By again swinging the supporting members outwardly to the full-line position, the slots 45 may be engaged over the projections 32 to again support the spring bottom in adjusted position. The handle or grasping portions 44 facilitate this operation and the supporting members will remain in the slots at the positions to which they are moved so that one end may be adjusted at a time to permit one person to conveniently handle the device, or both ends may ybe adjusted at the same time by two persons. The elongated slots 45 compensate for longitudinal shifting of the spring or disposition thereof at an inclination, as more particular.

ly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of .the drawings, when the distance between the projections 32 is greater than if the sprin frame is arranged horizontally or paral el to the Hoor surface.

The slots permit shifting on the rojections 32 during the adjustment of the e evation of the spring frame or in the arrangement thereof at an inclination. Owing to the depressed horizontal portions 31, the supporting members and spring frame yare prevented from becoming accidentally disengaged. The outwardly inclined upper edges or walls 30 also serve to automatically move the supporting members 41 inwardly when disengaglng the supporting members to raise or lower the spring frame. Theoutward movement may be accomplished manually or otherwise, for

instance, automatically as by means of springs, (not shown) without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

While I have shown and described my invention in a preferred form, I am aware that various changes` and modifications may be made without departing from the principles of the invention, the scope of which is to be determined by the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

In a crib, the combination of a pair of spaced end frames rigidly supported relative to each-other and having corner posts, a series of supports having upwardly projecting portions on each of said corner posts, a crib bottom adapted to be supported in various positions of adjustment on said supports and comprising side members and end members extending therebetween, said end members bein provided with horizontal slots at their en s, adjacent` the respective side members, supporting members pivotally mounted on the side members at each corner of the crib slots, capable of horizontal movement therereceiving said upwardly projecting portions in about their respective pivots and terminatin the various positions of inclination in ing in substantially the lane of the outside which the crib vbottom may be placed, and 10 face of the adjacent end rame, said support grasping means on each of said supporting ing members being adapted to engage said members inside o-said plane.

supports and provided with slots extending lengthwise of the crib bottom and capable of FRANK KUSTERLE. 

